Messages from those criticising the Tube strike in London today were met with a flurry of posts from those who were set on seeing the bright side - by boating, biking, walking and running into work.

Ryan Birtwell, 23, pleaded guilty to assault at Sunderland Magistrates' Court after confronting six-year-old Alfie Forsyth and shoving a bar of soap in his mouth in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Aaron Lane, who suffered from psychosis, was found dead at his home in Newark, Nottinghamshire, weeks after he was taken off Disability Living Allowance.

Junior Dian, 24, collapsed during the second half as he played for Kent-based Tonbridge Angels at Whyteleafe FC in Surrey. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he died shortly afterwards.

Four crew members were rushed to hospital after the Thomson flight carrying 328 passengers and 10 crew from Manchester landed at Larnaca airport at around 9pm last night.

Hundreds of thousands of Britons were subjected to 'mock' biological and chemical warfare tests in 750 secret operations, research by University of Kent's Professor Ulf Schmidt reveals.

Wendy Barber suffered horrific injuries when a stranger allegedly set upon her in the street in North Shields, in Tyne and Wear. Ms Barber struggled to get away as her attacker gouged at her face.

Graeme Bryden 27, of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, has appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court (pictured) accused of robbery and hamesucken. The latter would formerly lead to execution.

Britons are far more likely to know the rules of Harry Potter's Quidditch than croquet according to a new survey which has warned that the traditional summer game could die out completely by 2037.

Thousands of tennis fans who missed out on tickets to watch Andy Murray triumph in the quarter-finals have been left fuming at the sight of rows of empty seats on the Centre Court.

The 15th Century 'love ring' was uncovered near Launde Abbey in Leicestershire, a manor house once owned by Thomas Cromwell, the subject Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall novels.

The T in the Park festival is being held for the first time at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire and more than 80,000 people are expected to attend the event over the weekend.

Abbi Rigby bought the fruit from her local supermarket in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, on Tuesday and planned to give it to her daughters as an after-school snack before she found the spider.

The Budget included plans for an apprenticeship levy on large firms who ignore the skills of their workforce, in a move which one Cabinet minister described as a kick up the 'lazy arses' of British business.

The Chancellor will unveil a Productivity Plan to tackle low levels of output productivity which he blames on the fact 'we don't train enough or build enough or invest enough'.

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt called for a 'proper National baccalaureate qualification' in which all pupils are tested on British history and values before leaving school.

Lieutenant General Andrew Gregory said the Army had not yet faced a situation where a woman with all the strength of a man wanted to serve in the infantry.

A study, by Harvard Business School academics, found that those who use devices during meetings made 50 per cent more mistakes and 'distracted' and 'annoyed' their colleagues.

A handful of Twitter users have shared pictures of rashes and 'burns' they say are caused by Apple's Watch.

In 2011, married men and women were almost a minority at just 50.7 per cent of the adult population. But last year 51.2 per cent of people over the age of 16 were found to have tied the knot.

Scott Anderson, six, from Newcastle, suffers from Aplastic Anaemia, a rare illness which means his bone marrow is not making red blood cells, leaving him at risk of catching killer infections at any time.

Sakhawat Ali, from Cardiff, was twice the drink drive limit and had taken cocaine and smoked cannabis before he crashed his uncle's car, killing passenger and aspiring beautician Xana Doyle.

Lloyd Johns, of Oxshott, Surrey, was driving at nearly double the drink drive limit when he ploughed through barrier put in place to protect workmen at the entrance to the Hindhead Tunnel.

Garage manager Richard Dickenson, 47, doused his one-bedroom bungalow in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with petrol before torching the property. The blaze created a explosion which tore the roof off.

Tiffany and Taliah Sanderson, aged 19, were ordered by magistrates in Stockport not to 'generate any music or loud noise including shouting or screaming' between 8pm and 8am.

Scientists at Harvard Medical School in the US have warned one in eight emergencies are missed by the NHS Choices symptom checker website, casting doubt on the safety of the internet to spot illnesses.

Scientists at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno have reconstructed the timing and climate forcing of 300 individual volcanic eruptions extending as far back as the early Roman period.

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Scientists at Havard believe people with type 2 diabetes lose brain power as their ability to regulate their blood sugar levels falls, resulting in memory loss and declining cognitive function.

Crouched low behind a improvised wooden desk, the young boy appears to be using the light from the nearby McDonald's restaurant to help see his homework in the darkness.

The 92-year-old tycoon's six-bed abode in the opulent Hamptons in New York, USA, boasts a pool, boat house and croquet lawn.

This image, presented today at the Royal Astronomical Society's National astronomy meeting in Llandudno, Wales, was taken by NASA's NuSTAR telescope.

This is the incredible moment villagers sliced open the bloated belly of a dead anaconda to discover its fatal last meal was another anaconda.

Crouched low behind a improvised wooden desk, the young boy appears to be using the light from the nearby McDonald's restaurant to help see his homework in the darkness.